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weezie825
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Maternity leave for baby #2 (a whine and a poll)
weezie825
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I realized that unless we get a bumping tax return (doubtful) I am not going to be able to take as much time off with Baby #2 as I did with Evie. This time around I need to use my STD policy to cover Evie's daycare slot, so unpaid FMLA leave isn't going to cut it.
I am lucky because I still think I'll be able to swing 10 -ish weeks of leave staying in paid status. (Thank you advanced sick leave!) The final amount depends on when I go out. That is so much better than just the 6 week recovery period. I guess I am just a little sad that I won't get to spend the 4 months at home with new baby as I did with Evie.
Have any of the other PG mamas started thinking about their leave and how much time you'll be able to take.
If this is baby number 2 for you, will you get to take as much time as you did the first time around?
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Re: Maternity leave for baby #2 (a whine and a poll)
If I work until my due date or close to it (which is the current plan) I'll end up with exactly 12 weeks of paid leave. I'd have more but I was stupid last spring and used leave randomly (about 60 hours of annual and 60 hours of sick, which ticks me off now bc that's another 3 weeks.) But oh well. I would like to take more time and I think we could make it work if I took some time off unpaid, but I'd rather not.
I have it calculated that if we start trying for #2 when this one is a year old I should have enough leave built up again to take close to 12 weeks if I get pregnant as soon as we start trying (and who knows if that will happen, took almost a year with this one.)
Can you join the union? I am eligible to join but haven't, but the union recently (maybe last year?) started offering STD. It'd be too late for you now unfortunately bc I think it doesnt kick in for 10 months or something but it may be something to keep in mind down the road.
lovelylittleworld
BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
Hm, the only Union I know of for my agency is for officers and I'm not one of those. Is there a general gov't workers union?
I don't know what Agency you are with, but mine is represented by the NTEU. I've never heard about the STD though, and although I am represented by the union, I am not a member. I also had to combine sick, vacation, and LWOP to get to 12 weeks. I was disappointed that i was only allowed to use 6 weeks of sick, when I had 16 weeks worth saved. I also learned that once you use 80 hours of LWOP in a calendar year, you no longer accrue leave any pay period you are on LWOP status, even if you take some other leave (like vacation) in the same pay period. I know this isn't helpful, but they are my lessons learned.
Baby Girl #2 is on her way!
The STD policy I have was offered through the CMS Employee Assistance Association (EAA). I believe SSA and CMS' EAA are still the same even though we are different agencies. They run the gym, the little post office and the little stand that sells trinkets in the lower lobby.
I know that it won't help you now, since there is an exclusion for pregnancies that predate the policy, but it may be worth looking into if you think you will have more kids.
We are represented by AFGE and it's weird who they represent and who they don't. The STD is fairly new like I said so maybe other unions will pick up on it if there's an interest. I didnt do it bc you have to join the union and pay the dues and then pay for STD insurance and my theory was that I could just save that money rather than paying it out every paycheck like that, but for some it could be useful.